Chapter 874: Unsettled Case

“Such a coincidence!” Yang Guanfeng exclaimed.

The murderer from the cases outside and inside the village was the same, and it had been shown and presented to them in this manner.

“Both of you, have a good rest. I have something else to deal with,” Old Liu said.

“Alright, I’ll have to trouble you then.”

“We are friends. Besides, this is my duty as well. It’s too polite to say that.”

Old Liu left the room.

As soon as he left, the young man asked, “Boss, isn’t this matter too much of a coincidence?”

“Yes, what a coincidence!” Yang Guanfeng lit a cigarette.

“It’s just that there is a piece of evidence that can’t be verified!” He looked outside. His gaze was deep behind the smoke.

The current situation was clear. All the evidence pointed to Miao Qingshan. He was the main suspect who had killed people in the village and He County. All the evidence pointed to him, but he had escaped from them in fear of the sentence. Thus, he could not be interrogated.

“Boss, what should we do next?”

“What else can we do? Let’s get well and get out of here!” Yang Guanfeng replied.

He did not think there would be much progress even if they stayed.

…

In a tea house hundreds of miles away in He County…

“Uncle Xu, you’ve lost quite a lot of weight these days.” Guo Zhenghe poured a cup of tea for Xu Xinyuan, who was sitting opposite him.

“Thank you, young man.”

“I’ve already told you so many times. Don’t call me that. I think that way of addressing me is strange and uncomfortable!”

“There are only the two of us here now,” Xu Xinyuan said with a smile after drinking a sip of tea.

“I’ve already been to that village!”

“What?” Guo Zhenghe was shocked.

“That village is more mysterious than I thought. I almost could not get out after I went in it,” Xu Xinyuan said.

“Were you hurt?”

“Just some light injuries. It doesn’t matter.”

“Don’t let your guard down,” Guo Zhenghe said. “That village is adept at using poison and insect spells. Although I have not seen it before, I think it must be very terrible.”

“It’s fine, and I have my methods,” Xu Xinyuan said. “I have already gone to the hospital for an examination. Everything is normal. There is no problem at all.”

He had been to the Valley of Thousands of Medicine and encountered danger. The journey was not as simple as he had described it. He could barely get out after he went in. The Valley of Thousands of Medicine was more mysterious than he had imagined. Moreover, there was more than one expert adept in using poison and cold weapons. If he had not carried weapons with him at all times, he would still be trapped inside. He was still a little afraid when he thought about it.

“Don’t do anything like that in the future,” Guo Zhenghe said. He was worried about Xu Xinyuan because he did not have many people he could use. Only Xu Xinyuan could help in this matter.

“I just got the news that the murderer of this case has been found. It is someone from the Valley of Thousands of Medicine.”

“Has the person been caught?” Xu Xinyuan hurriedly asked.

Guo Zhenghe leaned back in his chair as he said, “He hasn’t been caught. He ran into that big mountain. Captain Yang and his colleagues were poisoned as well. They are still there, healing their wounds.”

He honestly didn’t care if the person had been caught or not. What he wanted was a result that could be accepted by everyone. Those people had been killed. The murderer was a person called Miao Qingshan. He was from the Valley of Thousands of Medicine, a place shrouded in mystery. That was all.

He would have an explanation for the higher-ups and the villagers. As for whether the murderer could be caught, that was not his consideration or responsibility. That was what the police department was for.

“What a coincidence.” Xu Xinyuan said.

“Coincidence?”

“Yes, Yang Guanfeng and the others solved the case after only going in for two days,” Xu Xinyuan said. “Was it because he is highly skilled, or was it just a coincidence that the Valley of Thousands of Medicine picked out a scapegoat that can return to the stockade after the storm goes away? He would be able to live normally again. After all, there aren’t usually outsiders there.”

“Do you mean it’s most likely a play directed by that mountain village, including the murder case that just happened?”

“A murder case?” Xu Xinyuan was stunned again.

Guo Zhenghe told him the information he had learned.

“The more I listen to it, the more it seems as if they prepared it in advance,” Xu Xinyuan said after he had analyzed it. “Find a scapegoat, get Yang Guanfeng away. He had also been poisoned and would probably have some leftover side effects from it. It can be considered as a warning to the outside world.”

“When you put it that way, the people in that valley are very bold,” Guo Zhenghe said.

“Indeed they are, and they are not as distant from the rest of the world as they are rumored to be. Some people in the province have kept in touch with them the whole time, and most of them are dignitaries. This time, Yang Guanfeng met with a considerable amount of obstacles in his investigation.”

Yep!

Guo Zhenghe gently caressed the delicate teacup.

“I did not expect that there would be such a special and powerful place in southern Yunnan. Uncle Xu, do you think they will come out again?”

“It’s hard to say, but I don’t think it’s going to happen in the near future. It’s too dangerous for them. They will be more cautious.”

“Why did they kill those 16 people?” Guo Zhenghe asked. “Was it just to perform experiments? It’s a little too crazy and heartless, isn’t it?”

“I am not sure about that, but I’ll keep investigating.”

“Well, we have to keep investigating. By right, Southern Yunnan should not be allowed to have such a powerful place,” Guo Zhenghe said. “Find out everything about those people with connections who are in touch with them and what they want to do.”

“Yes, young man.”

“Be sure to be safe.”

“Yes.”

…

In the Valley of Thousands of Medicine…

“Master.”

“Are they all awake?”

“Yes they are, and they are all fine.”

“What about Qingshan?”

“We have not found him yet.”

“Is he really doing those things?”

“Yes.”

“The problems in that child’s heart still haven’t been settled!” There was no expression on Miao Xihe’s pale gold face.

“Go and greet the people in the mountain. Tell them to try to avoid hurting him. He is the only blood left from the old clan leader.”

“Yes, Master.”

In another wooden house, Yang Guanfeng and his colleague had a full day of rest and felt that they had mostly recovered.

The next day, they found Miao Xihe, bid their farewells, and left.

“I suggest you guys rest for a while more,” Miao Qingfeng advised. “The toxins in your body have not been completely cleared yet, and there is still a small amount left in your bodies. Although it will not cause a big problem, it is better to completely eliminate the poison.”

“How long will it take?”

“About a week.”

“No thanks, we still have work to do. We can’t afford to wait that long.”

“Well, how about this, wait a moment. I’ll go and tell the chief and see if he has a better way.”

“Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.” After Miao Qingfeng left, it wasn’t long before Miao Xihe arrived with a ceramic pot.

“This is an antidote,” Miao Xihe said. “You guys drink it now and take the rest of it with you. Drink it within two days. Afterward, the toxin in your bodies will be dissipated.”

The medicine was bitter and hard to swallow. The two men frowned as they drank it.

“Thank you.”

“You guys have been injured in our stronghold, and it is the people in the stronghold who hurt you. As the chief of the clan, I have a unshirkable responsibility,” Miao Xihe said.

“If there is anything we can help with in the future, please come here. We welcome you.”

“Thank you,” Yang Guanfeng said.

They refused to let Miao Xihe set up a banquet to see them off. They left the mountain village. Miao Qingfeng followed them.

“Alright, you can just see us off here,” Yang Guanfeng said.

“No, I have to see you guys to the nearest town. I’m afraid that Qingshan might be nearby,” Miao Qingfeng said.

“OK, I’ll have to trouble you.” Yang Guanfeng thought about it and felt that he was right. After all, that guy was good at using poison. The two of them were not afraid of ordinary criminals, but this kind of strange and unique character was not easy to deal with unless they could spot him early and subdue him using long-range rifles or arrows.

Miao Qingshan went with them to the nearest village before leaving.

“Thank you. Be careful when you go back alone.”

“No problem. I know something about his skills and methods. Besides, I have the medicine from the chief. Take care of yourselves.”

“Take care.”

Miao Qingfeng said goodbye to the two of them and disappeared into the forest.

“Let’s go, shall we?”

“Ah, upon thinking about it, these few days in the Valley of Thousands of Medicine have been exciting and colorful,” the young man said. “It feels as if we were making a movie. I think that if I were to write a novel based on it when I get back, there would be many who would read it, right?”

Yang Guanfeng did not speak. He just quietly smoked his cigarette.

“What are you thinking about, Boss?”

“I’m thinking about Miao Qingfeng, Miao Qingshan, Miao Xihe, and their Valley of Thousands of Medicine.”

“Stop thinking about it. Isn’t the case already over?”

“Over?” Yang Guanfeng asked.

“As long as the person has not been caught, it can’t be considered a closed case. It’s an unsettled case at most.”

He still felt as if there was something wrong.

“What is wrong with it?”